Todos os capítulos de Moon bound to the ruthless alpha: Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

The square remained silent as every warrior stared at the enormous stone circle hidden beneath layers of roots and earth.No one spoke.Even the wind seemed to have disappeared.I slowly stepped closer, careful not to disturb the thick vines still clinging to the ancient stone. Up close, the carvings were even stranger than I’d first thought. They weren’t the symbols used by any pack I had ever seen. Instead, they curved and intertwined like flowing streams of moonlight, forming patterns that somehow looked both elegant and unsettling.One glance should have been enough.Instead, I couldn’t seem to look away.“It’s older than the village.”Gamma Eric’s voice finally broke the silence.He crouched beside one of the carvings, brushing away another layer of dirt with his gloved hand.“Much older.”Kael nodded. “The houses weren’t built first.”“They were built over it,” Eric finished.Neither man sounded pleased by the discovery.One of the younger warriors looked around uneasily.“Why w

Kael’s POVFor one terrifying heartbeat…I thought the chamber had collapsed.The instant the silver light burst from Anna’s arm, the entire sanctuary shook beneath our feet. Stone groaned from every direction as dust poured from the ceiling. The torches died one after another until darkness swallowed the chamber whole.Then I heard her cry out.“Anna!” I crossed the distance between us without thinking.Just as her knees gave way, I caught her before she struck the stone floor.She was frighteningly light in my arms.Her head fell against my shoulder, her red hair spilling over my arm like fire in the darkness.“Anna.” She didn’t answer.I tightened my hold around her.Her breathing was steady.Her heartbeat…I pressed two fingers lightly against the side of her neck.Still there.Relief swept through me so suddenly that I hadn’t realized I’d been holding my breath.“What happened?” Gamma Eric’s voice echoed somewhere to my left.“I don’t know.”The silver light had vanished as quickly

The storm showed no mercy.Rain hammered relentlessly against the stone walls of the abandoned watchtower while the wind howled through the broken windows above us. Every now and then, lightning lit the room for the briefest instant before darkness settled in again.The fire I’d managed to build crackled softly in the old fireplace.It wasn’t much, but it was enough.Enough to warm the room and dry our soaked clothes.Enough to also keep the cold from reaching Anna.She hadn’t moved since I’d laid her on the old wooden cot.I sat a short distance away, feeding another piece of broken wood into the fire.The healer would’ve scolded me if he could see me now.The wound across my chest had started bleeding again, soaking through the bandage he’d wrapped around it before we left the village. Every movement sent a dull ache through my side, but it was manageable.I’d deal with it later.My attention drifted back to Anna.The firelight danced across her face, softening the stubborn lines that

Anna’s POVI couldn’t look away.The firelight danced between us, casting warm golden light across Kael’s face while rain pounded relentlessly against the stone walls of the watchtower. Outside, thunder rolled somewhere high above the mountains, but inside the room everything had become strangely quiet.His words echoed through my mind.I wasn’t going to leave you.He had said them so simply. As though risking himself for me had never been a decision at all.I swallowed, suddenly aware that I was still staring at him.“What?” he asked quietly.I blinked.Only then did I realize how long I’d been looking.Heat rushed into my cheeks.“N-Nothing.”His gray eyes remained fixed on mine for another heartbeat before the silence became too heavy to bear.I quickly lowered my gaze.“Your wound,” I murmured, grateful for the distraction. “I should finish cleaning it.”He gave a small nod.I drew a slow breath, trying to steady the strange fluttering in my chest before reaching for the fresh cloth

The thunder had interrupted whatever had been building between us, but it hadn’t taken away the awareness that lingered in the room.I busied myself wrapping the fresh bandage around his chest.It gave my hands something to do.It also kept me from making the mistake of looking directly into his eyes again.“Too tight?”His voice was calm, but I could hear the hint of amusement behind it.I realized I’d pulled the bandage a little harder than necessary.I quickly loosened it. “Sorry.”“I’ve had worse.”I laughed softly.“I knew you were going to say that.”“I like being predictable.”“No.” I tied the final knot before leaning back to study my work. “You like pretending nothing bothers you.”That earned me a quiet look.I cleared my throat and reached for the leather harness resting beside us.“You should put this back on once the ointment dries.”“I will.”I placed it beside him before settling onto the floor across from the fire.The warmth felt good against my still-damp clothes.For a wh